Even Scammers Are Affected By Credit Crisis

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October 27, 2008, 6:45 AM — Security experts say that the current financial crisis even has scammers worried. The recent rollercoaster on Wall Street has cybercriminals scrambling to find other sources of income believing their pool of targets is shrinking. Instead of going after banking information, passwords and credit card numbers, new spam campaigns are focusing on tricking people into purchasing fake antivirus programs and downloading ransomware. Read the rest of this article>>

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